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Parents of babies and toddlers hope for a good night's rest after a demanding day, but they rarely get it. Books like Richard Ferber's Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems argue that if bedtime becomes a problem, parents should put children in their own beds and let them cry it out. Here, pediatrician Gordon (UCLA Medical Sch.) and former USA Today writer Goodavage offer a gentler approach: put kids in the "family bed" every night, they say. Children will feel secure and happy, Mom can nurse without getting out of bed, Dad will relax, and a good night's rest for all will follow. Covered in full are "beducation," the problems that may arise, how to childproof the bed, dealing with intimacy, and coping with "naysayers." The text also offers reassuring comments from current and past family bedders. Skeptical? So was this reviewer, but the authors conducted impressive research and present it convincingly. Though not for everyone, this book provides a good alternative to dealing with those difficult "night nights." Recommended. Annette V. Janes, Hamilton, MA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Your baby sleeps in your bed, and you love it. Except for those nagging worries about safety. ("She's so small, I'm so big!") And what your relatives are saying. ("She'll never leave your bed!") And that little foot that always ends up on your face.
Worry no more! Good Nights puts your concerns about the family bed to rest, with fun and easy-to-use guidance on safety, coping with criticism, and even keeping the spark in your marriage (albeit outside the bedroom). With warmth and humor, Dr. Jay Gordon, a nationally recognized pediatrician who has endorsed the family bed for decades, and Maria Goodavage, a former USA Today staff writer with training in sleep research, give you everything you'll need in order to thrive - and at times, simply survive - with the family bed. Good Nights provides a comprehensive look at:
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - Science is uncovering a wealth of advantages, including possible protection from SIDS, for babies who share their parents' bed.
- SURPRISING BENEFITS - Parents of young babies get much more sleep with the family bed! And little ones who spend time sleeping next to parents end up more independent (you read that right!) and closer to their parents than their cribbed peers.
- SAFETY - The authors give simple-to-follow advice on how to make your family bed at least as safe as a crib.
- SOUND SLEEP - Yes, it can be had. Good Nights lets you know how to overcome the obstacles.
- SEX - Ditto.
- SAYING GOOD-BYE - Your child really will leave your bed! Good Nights helps you help your child move on when the time is right.
If you're among the record number of parents turning to the family bed, turn to Good Nights. It's a bedside companion you won't want to be without.
Worry no more! Good Nights puts your concerns about the family bed to rest, with fun and easy-to-use guidance on safety, coping with criticism, and even keeping the spark in your marriage (albeit outside the bedroom). With warmth and humor, Dr. Jay Gordon, a nationally recognized pediatrician who has endorsed the family bed for decades, and Maria Goodavage, a former USA Today staff writer with training in sleep research, give you everything you'll need in order to thrive - and at times, simply survive - with the family bed. Good Nights provides a comprehensive look at:
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - Science is uncovering a wealth of advantages, including possible protection from SIDS, for babies who share their parents' bed.
- SURPRISING BENEFITS - Parents of young babies get much more sleep with the family bed! And little ones who spend time sleeping next to parents end up more independent (you read that right!) and closer to their parents than their cribbed peers.
- SAFETY - The authors give simple-to-follow advice on how to make your family bed at least as safe as a crib.
- SOUND SLEEP - Yes, it can be had. Good Nights lets you know how to overcome the obstacles.
- SEX - Ditto.
- SAYING GOOD-BYE - Your child really will leave your bed! Good Nights helps you help your child move on when the time is right.
If you're among the record number of parents turning to the family bed, turn to Good Nights. It's a bedside companion you won't want to be without.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
good read, but not much advice,
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This review is from: Good Nights: The Happy Parents' Guide to the Family Bed (and a Peaceful Night's Sleep!) (Paperback)
This was an interesting read, but didn't really teach me much. I was hoping for more suggestions on getting a good nights sleep--but got more out of the "no cry sleep solution" book I bought at the same time. Its still worth buying this, if you plan on co-sleeping.
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Sanity for any new parent,
By Clarissa T. Ruiz (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Good Nights: The Happy Parents' Guide to the Family Bed (and a Peaceful Night's Sleep!) (Paperback)
Fun to read, easy to understand, makes sense, doesn't take itself too seriously, gets us the sleep we were lacking before we read it. Baby's happy, we're happy, thank goodness for Good Nights!
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Get this book!,
By Sue B. (Syracuse NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Good Nights: The Happy Parents' Guide to the Family Bed (and a Peaceful Night's Sleep!) (Paperback)
I'm not used to being up at this ridiculous hour (3 o'clock in the morning) any more because my baby (five months old) is sleeping so well since we let him out of his crib and into bed. He sleeps so much better now. Before I was getting up five or six times a night to go to his crib and feed him and comfort him and get him back sleeping. Now that he's in our bed he still wakes up a little, but only maybe three times a night and he just kind of latches on to nurse and we both drift off to sleep. i don't have to feel like he's so scared and alone like he obviously seemed to feel in the crib in the other room. This book is one I was proud to share with friends and my mother. It's full of science and safety tips and written with humor and compassion. This isn't one of those preachy books that makes you feel this is the only option but more like if you choose this veyr good option, here's how to make it work for you. My husband and I have even tried a few of the tips in the 'Love in the Laundry Room' chapter about keeping the sizzle in your sex life. I've got to say that it has made things mroe interesting, especially when my mom watches the baby and we go out on a date and go 'parking.' Who would have thought we'd be doing this at this age? I highly recommend this to anyone who has a new baby and doesn't want to put them through a Ferberizing or any of those 'training' methods that inevitably ends up with the baby crying and crying and the parents maybe doing the same. Your baby grows up so fast and this is a nice way to spend time together. The book reassures us that our babies will end up being independent when they're older and that the family bed in and of itself does not create a cling monster. Judging by the older kids who I know shared their parents beds, this is right on the money. Get this book!
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